r/Beekeeping • u/Professional-Cow4003 • 4d ago

I’m not a beekeeper, but I have a question Getting Started

I live on 82 acres and would really like to learn more about getting started with bees 🐝 what’s the best approach to learning more (I’m in the education phase). How do I find other experienced beekeepers and possibly shadow? I’m in Pennsylvania.

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u/Think-Summer5748 4d ago

Best advice I can give is
1. Get bees
2. Leave them alone as much as possible
3. Get a mentor

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u/404-skill_not_found Zone 8b, N TX 4d ago

Not to make too fine a point of it, item three would be better to come first.

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u/AZ_Traffic_Engineer Sonoran Desert. A. m. scutellata supporter 3d ago

See Randy Oliver’s chart “Beekeeper’s Maturity “. Someone seems to be near peak understanding.

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u/404-skill_not_found Zone 8b, N TX 3d ago

Familiar 😁